“On behalf of the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, thank you to the Association of Fundraising Professionals – Madison Chapter – and to the judges for this tremendous honor. Along with my WARF colleagues with me …
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UW-Madison selected for new AI research partnership with Microsoft
The University of Wisconsin-Madison will play a central role in Microsoft’s newest artificial intelligence initiative, joining Princeton University as one of only two universities in the world partnering on the company’s Discovery Platform — a …
Wisconsin Technology Council: Announces 2025 Wisconsin Innovation Award winners
Seven winners were honored last week from a field of 27 finalists and more than 300 nominees at the 2025 Wisconsin Innovation Awards at the Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center in Madison. The event celebrated standout …
WARF celebrates centennial with $206.9 million commitment to UW-Madison research
As the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation commemorates its 100th anniversary, the foundation today announced a historic investment in the future of research and innovation at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. For fiscal year 2026, WARF will …
Cancer immunotherapy startup enters new chapter with SBIR support
Scientists at the Morgridge Institute for Research are continuing to land crucial support for an imaging technology that enhances the effectiveness of an important new class of cancer treatments. Chimeric Antigen Receptor T cell therapy …
New Student Organization Women in Entrepreneurship Takes Off at UW-Madison
“Starting up” isn’t just about starting companies. It is also about starting conversations, building connections, and instilling confidence. And that’s exactly what Women in Entrepreneurship (WE) brought to campus this fall as UW–Madison’s first student …
Wisconsin Entrepreneurs Showcase
At the 2025 Wisconsin Entrepreneurs Showcase event, students, faculty, and community members gathered to hear from three standout Badger founders, Nick Lawton of SideShift, Chris Fernandez of EnsoData, and Marie Moody of Stella & Chewy’s, …
This UW-Madison spinoff is making environmentally-friendly cement. The secret ingredient is pollution.
Taken individually, coal ash and excess carbon dioxide are harmful pollutants. Combined in just the right way, they form a durable, inexpensive, and environmentally friendly building material. University of Wisconsin–Madison spinoff Alithic is leveraging this …
LineLeap co-founder, tech executive talk entrepreneurship, success at Morgridge Hall fireside chat
Local entrepreneurs Mike Trigg and Max Schauff imparted insights into their careers, starting businesses and making it in the entrepreneurial world to over 50 eager entrepreneurial, business and technology students at the Founder Stories Fireside …
With major U.S. investment, UW-Madison leads effort to advance abundant fusion energy for all
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is leading a major multi-institution project to develop and test a critical fusion technology—research that will directly benefit commercial fusion power plant developers. A $19 million Fusion Innovative Research Engine (FIRE) …